Single-player games like DemonStar
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to DemonStar, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Red Blue Cell
Single-player alternative to DemonStar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DemonStar.
This is a retro barrage flying shooting game. Drive a space fighter plane, shuttle between planets and space stations, and use powerful firepower to destroy enemy space battleships! !
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Project Neon
Single-player alternative to DemonStar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DemonStar.
Blast through enemy defenses in this intense 16-bit shoot ‘em up (or shmup), dismantling interplanetary shields to bring humanity’s last hope back from Mars and save Earth from ecological collapse.
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Space Crisis
Single-player alternative to DemonStar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DemonStar.
A spaceship crash landed on Mars! You have to wear a jet and fight!
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Overdriven Evolution
Single-player alternative to DemonStar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DemonStar.
Destroy Huge Bosses, dodge thousand of bullets and resolve quick puzzles with your powerfull space ship ! New and remade stages with improved graphics and 3D environments. More enemies and more bullets !
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Space Shooter - Tryü Sora
Single-player alternative to DemonStar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DemonStar.
A vertical-scrolling space shooter, and a love letter to classic arcade space shooters, Tryü Sora blends retro charm with modern gameplay. Master a handcrafted campaign, explore secrets, and dominate fast-paced modes in this addictive space adventure!
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Xeno Swarm - 异虫强袭
Single-player alternative to DemonStar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DemonStar.
"Xeno Swarm" is a hardcore side-scrolling shoot-'em-up game. Team up with your allies to battle overwhelming swarms of alien creatures, engage in life-or-death showdowns with colossal bosses on extraterrestrial battlefields, and relive the exhilarating thrill of bullet-hell mayhem!
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Dwarf Star
Single-player alternative to DemonStar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DemonStar.
Dwarf Star: 16 bit inspired game where mercenary go shoot shoot on evil alien guys who were accidentally fabricated by the government. Top down space shooter with a mission based structure. However, you can do these missions in plenty of different orders with different amounts of upgrades.
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Space Dragons
Single-player alternative to DemonStar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DemonStar.
Choose your spaceship and defeat the alien threat that comes from the Moon. Blast your way crushing, ripping apart and exploding hostile aliens that are taking control of powerful weapons and military technology from Earth. Find the entity that controls the threat and make it explode into blood.
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Raptor: Call of the Shadows (1994 Classic Edition)
Single-player alternative to DemonStar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DemonStar.
Become a mercenary of the future and pilot the super-tech Raptor. Embark on interplanetary missions to knock off top competitors of MegaCorp, battle against hordes of relentless enemies and spend the bounty to expand your devastating arsenal, which can be upgraded with 14 hardcore weapons!
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STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™
Single-player alternative to DemonStar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DemonStar.
A galaxy-spanning adventure awaits in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, a 3rd person action-adventure title from Respawn. An abandoned Padawan must complete his training, develop new powerful Force abilities, and master the art of the lightsaber - all while staying one step ahead of the Empire.
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Raptor: Call of The Shadows - 2015 Edition
Single-player alternative to DemonStar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DemonStar.
The great action-crazed, guns blazing, shoot ‘em up game comes back straight out of the ‘90s. Raptor: Call of the Shadows and its futuristic world are ready to challenge your flying skills.
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Galactix
Single-player alternative to DemonStar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DemonStar.
Pilot your way through the relentless Xidus Fleet in an attempt to save the earth from annihilation. Galactix is a space arcade type game where you pilot your ship to shoot enemy fighters and collect bonus's with your ships mechanical arm. Galactix also includes a new Enhanced Mode to play.